The most and least productive No. 1 picks

The advanced-stat craze that first began in baseball is well under way in the NBA, with numbers nerds like John Hollinger and Dave Berri devising and fine-tuning formulas in an attempt to measure impact beyond the so-called “box score stats.”

One of the more prominent is win shares, an attempt to measure the individual responsibility for team victories through career totals and per 48-minute averages. With the draft upon us, here are the 10 most and least productive No. 1 draft picks as measured by win shares.

Not surprisingly, Spurs centers David Robinson and Tim Duncan rank among the best ever. Indeed, in an indication of how ridiculously productive he was in his prime, the Admiral ranks only behind Michael Jordan in career win shares/Per 48, followed by Duncan at No. 11.

Little wonder why the Spurs have been so successful over the past 20 years.

The most productive

Career

Per/48

1969 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee

273.4

.228

1960 — Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati

189.2

.207

1992 — Shaquille O’Neal, Orlando

181.7

.208

1987 — David Robinson, San Antonio

178.7

.250

1997 — Tim Duncan, San Antonio

175.9

.214

1984 — Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston

162.8

.177

1979 — Magic Johnson, L.A. Lakers

155.8

.225

2003 — LeBron James, Cleveland

133.3

.233

1961 — Walt Bellamy, Chicago

130.0

.160

1985 — Patrick Ewing, New York

126.4

.150

The least productive

Career

Per/48

1972 — LaRue Martin, Portland

1.9

.024

1955 — Dick Ricketts, Duquesne

2.1

.018

1998 — Michael Olowokandi, L.A. Clippers

2.5

.009

1957 — Hot Rod Hundley, Cincinnati

4.3

.022

2007 — Greg Oden, Portland

6.8

.180

1956 — Si Green, Rochester

10.0

.037

1964 — Jim Barnes, New York

14.2

.072

1965 — Fred Hetzel, San Francisco

15.9

.086

1962 — Bill McGill, Chicago

16.9

.159

1954 — Frank Selvy, Baltimore

17.9

.058

NOTE — As their careers are still ongoing, Kyrie Irving, John Wall, Andrea Bargnani and Kwame Brown have been omitted